so, with 13 supertalls and almost 100 500+ footers currently U/C nationwide, i think we're currently in the midst of the biggest skyscraper building boom in US history, helped along in large part by the insanity taking place in NYC and miami. however, a dozen other US cities from coast to coast are taking part in the fun too.

here are some stats from the SSP database:

1,000+ footers currently U/C:

NYC - 9
chicago - 1
philly - 1
LA - 1
SF - 1total - 13

i don't think the US has ever had 5 different cities with a supertall U/C at the same time.

^ Yes, although New York dominates the list, it's pretty awesome that other U.S. cities are getting their fair share of (supertall) towers too. I expect we'll see even more supertalls in the pipeline for cities such as Miami and Chicago. Especially Chicago seems to finally have gained some momentum. As for Miami: I guess its biggest flaw are those stupid FAA height restrictions which pretty much kill any solid supertall.

^ Yes, although New York dominates the list, it's pretty awesome that other U.S. cities are getting their fair share of (supertall) towers too. I expect we'll see even more supertalls in the pipeline for cities such as Miami and Chicago. Especially Chicago seems to finally have gained some momentum. As for Miami: I guess its biggest flaw are those stupid FAA height restrictions which pretty much kill any solid supertall.

Miami, Dallas and Seattle will all likely see a Supertall built in the next decade. NYC and Chicago are no-brainers for more Supertalls.

Philadelphia will be seeing another Supertall in the next decade too as a part of the Schuylkill Yards development:

2017 will be even greater for the stats as many projects move from the pipeline and into foundation work.

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Originally Posted by hunser

^ Yes, although New York dominates the list, it's pretty awesome that other U.S. cities are getting their fair share of (supertall) towers too. I expect we'll see even more supertalls in the pipeline for cities such as Miami and Chicago. Especially Chicago seems to finally have gained some momentum. As for Miami: I guess its biggest flaw are those stupid FAA height restrictions which pretty much kill any solid supertall.

Surprisingly, the FAA has been kinda generous with Miami. Some of the supertalls have been approved by the FAA. They chopped some towers from 1100 ft to a modest 1,049 ft, but hey, that sounds good to me.

Sunny Isles is kinda an outlier, and for its small population, it has a very tall skyline.

I think JC will move up the rankings soon enough. Miami will continue with a solid 2nd as 2017/18 will see numerous 500 ft+ towers rising. I also see LA picking steam up. The market seems to be great now, and if all of the towers proposed recently are anything to go by, LA will see a bright future.

as for potential future supertalls, there's nothing concrete yet, but there are a couple of possible candidates:

1. the PD for the wolf point multi-tower project indicates that the south tower will stand around 950', but in chicago the highest occupied floor is typically listed as the building height for planning purposes, and there has been much speculation in the wolf point thread that the building looks to have several floors of unoccupied mechanical space at the top that would likely take it over the 1,000' threshold.

2. the former chicago spire site is now owned by related and they have teased that they will be releasing their plans for the site sometime soon. there hasn't been any direct indication that this one will go supertall, but they have stated that they will do something big and skyline defining on the site, so it's very possible that it could be another supertall.

however it all shakes out, chicago is now in the middle of a very solid skyscraper building boom. it took us a while to get there, as we lagged our coastal cousins a bit, but at least we're finally there.

^ What about that proposed supertall in the West Loop? Was that ever a thing?

if you're talking about this SOM design that was floated by sterling bay as a possible candidate for the union station redevelopment RFP, it was listed as 958' tall, just shy of supertall status.

it is a thing, but it's just one proposal competing against 4 others that we know very little about. a winner has not been selected, so it's very possible that this particular design goes nowhere. we're still waiting for details on the other proposals to be made public.

Nice summary of all the Chicago projects! There's so much action in New York alone that I pretty much don't know what's going on in Chitown (except for the Vista supertall). It's hard to keep track these days.

Miami seriously needs a supertall or two. The city already has so many towers, it needs a focal point now.